News
Tue, 03/21/2023 | UW Engineered Living Systems
Creating materials for sustainable built environments
Assistant Professor Ayokunle Olánrewájú is a collaborator in an NSF-funded project that will combine engineered microorganisms with 3D printing to create materials for sustainable built environments.
Mon, 03/20/2023
Engineering a better medical tape
Ph.D. student Shawn Swanson recently led a clinical trial for ThermoTape, a medical adhesive that becomes less sticky when time for removal.
Mon, 03/13/2023
Quieting a bridge
ME researchers found a solution to mitigating the noise caused by the SR 520 floating bridge’s expansion joints.
Fri, 03/10/2023 | University of Washington Magazine
ME student soars
After addiction and prison, Raymond Haug transformed his life and found a calling in mechanical engineering.
Thu, 03/09/2023
Michelle DiBenedetto receives NSF CAREER Award
The ME assistant professor received the award to support her research about the fluid dynamics of microplastics at the ocean surface.
Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW ECE News
IV fluid monitor developed
An EIH project that involved ME students and faculty engineered a low-cost, accessible and highly accurate IV fluid monitor.
Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW Foster Blog
ME wins big at 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Learn about the winning student teams, including second-place ME team AMOR (Advanced Multi-Organ Regeneration).
Wed, 03/08/2023 | GeekWire
ME teams win awards at health competition
A GeekWire story about the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Competition mentions winning teams with ME students.
Fri, 03/03/2023 | UW Foster School of Business
ME finalists compete in health innovation competition
At the UW's 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, finalist teams that competed included 8 teams with ME students.
Tue, 02/21/2023
Welcome new faculty member
Assistant Professor Jenny Robinson builds tissue models to better understand how cells respond to changing environments.
Mon, 02/13/2023
New course aims to help students succeed as researchers
Graduate students share their research interests and their experience taking ME’s new course “Entering Research.”
Tue, 01/31/2023 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
Meet Jenny Robinson
Meet Jenny Robinson, Ph.D., new assistant professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Mechanical Engineering.
Tue, 01/24/2023 | UW College of Engineering
ME alum receives 2023 Diamond Award
Steve Chisholm (B.S.,'86) received a 2023 Diamond Award from the College of Engineering.
Mon, 01/23/2023
ME research wins Best Paper Award
Ph.D. student Garrett Kelley and Professor Ramulu Mamidala researched the setup for manufacturing 3D-printed parts.
Tue, 01/17/2023
A new sensing system for tiny flying robots
ME researchers created a sensing system that enables 10-mg aerial robots to control their flight.
Thu, 01/12/2023 | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Researchers destroy "forever chemicals"
Researchers led by Igor Novosselov, ME research associate professor, created a reactor that can break down "forever chemicals" into harmless byproducts.
Thu, 01/12/2023 | Elsevier
New book about foot and ankle biomechanics
ME Affiliate Professor William Ledoux co-edited a recently published book that covers the anatomy, measurement and function of the foot and ankle.
Thu, 12/22/2022 | IEEE Spectrum
Autonomous flight for tiny robots
A team led by ME Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller has put together the necessary sensing hardware to enable stable, autonomous flight for tiny robots.
Thu, 12/22/2022 | Springer Nature
Fruit-fly inspired robots hold steady
ME researchers created a sensing system that can help stabilize tiny flying devices.
Thu, 12/22/2022 | The National Digest
The benefits of automation
ME and ISE Associate Professor Ashis Banerjee shares how automation can help forecast supply chain movement and improve workplace health.
Tue, 12/20/2022 | UW College of Engineering
Preparing tomorrow’s clean energy leaders
A story about a multi-disciplinary course that trains students across the scales of clean energy includes ME graduate student Malia Steward.
Tue, 12/20/2022
An empowering education
Ph.D. candidate Malia Steward shares her journey to researching renewable energy and how she’s working to improve solar cell efficiency.
Fri, 12/16/2022 | UW Magazine
EcoCAR competition highlights UW’s ingenuity and compassion
A group of UW students, including ME students, built a car that made it to the finals of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge last spring.
Mon, 12/05/2022
ME student speaks at STEM-OPS conference
ME student Raymond Haug spoke at a STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings (STEM-OPS) conference.
Mon, 11/14/2022
ME undergrad competes on ‘College Bowl’
Shruthika Kandukuri shares her recent experiences on the television game show.